Wayne Sanstead

Wayne Godfrey Sanstead
18th North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction
In office January 1, 1985 – January 1, 2013
Governor	George A. Sinner Ed Schafer John Hoeven Jack Dalrymple
Preceded by	Joseph Crawford
Succeeded by	Kirsten Baesler
31st Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
In office January 2, 1973 – January 6, 1981
Governor	Art Link
Preceded by	Richard F. Larsen
Succeeded by	Ernest Sands
Member of the North Dakota Senate from the 5th district
In office 1971[1]–1973[1]
Succeeded by	Rolland W. Redlin
Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives[1]
In office 1965[1]–1970[1]
Personal details
Born	(1935-04-16) April 16, 1935 (age 89) Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Jane Bober[1]
Alma mater	St. Olaf College, B.A., 1957 Northfield, Minnesota; Northwestern University, M.A. in Speech[2][3] in 1967;[3] University of North Dakota, Doctorate in secondary education.
Profession	Teacher[2]

Wayne Godfrey Sanstead (born April 16, 1935)^[4] served as the North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1985 to January 1, 2013, and from 1972 to 1981 as the 31st lieutenant governor of North Dakota.

Early life

Sanstead was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on April 16, 1935, to Godfrey A. and Clara (Buen) Sanstead.^[1] Sanstead married Mary Jane Bober^[5] on June 16, 1957.^[1][6] They have two children, Timothy Wayne & Jonathan Paul.^[5]

Education

In 1957 Sanstead received his B.A. from St. Olaf College, and in 1967 his Master of Arts^[2] in Speech^[3] from Northwestern University.^[3] Stanstead earned his doctorate in secondary education from the University of North Dakota.^[2]

Political career

Sanstead was the longest serving chief state school officer in the United States.^[7] Previously, Sanstead served eight years in the North Dakota House of Representatives (1965–1970), two years in the N.D. Senate (1971–1973), and as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota serving under Governor Art Link (1973–1981).

References

1. Marquis Who's Who (1980), Who's Who in the Midwest, 1980-1981, Chicago, Illinois: Marquis Who's Who, LLC, p. 606
2. Wetzel, Dale (February 17, 2012), N. D. School Superintendent Wayne Sanstead retiring, Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News
3. Northwestern University (June 17, 1967), NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY One Hundred and Ninth Annual COMMENCEMENT, Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University, p. 62
4. Montgomery (Ala.). Junior Chamber of Commerce (1965). Outstanding Young Men of America. Junior Chamber of Commerce. ISSN 0474-9340. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
5. Paul Anthony Theis; Edmund Lee Henshaw, eds. (1991), Who's Who in American Politics, Volume 2, New Providence, New Jersey: R. R. Bowker, p. 1271
6. Junior Chamber of Commerce (1965), Outstanding Young Men of America, Montgomery Alabama: Junior Chamber of Commerce, p. 458
7. "Kirsten Baesler | North Dakota Department of Public Instruction biography". dpi.state.nd.us. Retrieved 2015-04-12.

External links

• Sanstead biography - North Dakota Department of Public Instruction website

Party political offices
Preceded by Charles Tighe	Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota 1972, 1976, 1980	Succeeded by Ruth Meiers
Political offices
Preceded by Richard F. Larsen	Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota 1973–1981	Succeeded by Ernest Sands
Preceded by Joseph Crawford	North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction 1985–2013	Succeeded by Kirsten Baesler